Bizarrely, short of a general election, the way May won was the most democratic outcome possible, in that she was elected by our elected representatives and so, indirectly, by us. For that to be overturned by a couple of hundred thousand self-appointed pensioners would have been as dodgy - and electorally damaging - as anything the Labour Party is doing to itself.
27 or so years ago, the Thatcher government overturned the will of Parliament on the phasing-in of the poll tax when the Conservative conference passed a motion calling for something faster. That struck me then as profoundly undemocratic, so I'm pleased that they've avoided something similar this time.
The referendum isn't an exact parallel, as you can't buy a vote in that. Still doesn't make it a good idea.
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